Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Govt’s Help to Buy Makes Far Less Impact than Bridging Finance

A finance firm specialising in short term bridging loans has claimed that its sector has helped provide more funding for new homes than the Government’s Help to Buy scheme.  According to Borehamwood-based West One Loans’ latest bridging index, the UK government has so far delivered equity loans worth £941 million for the supply of new homes via the first phase of Help to Buy, since the scheme’s debut in April 2013. However, over the same fourteen month period, gross lending via the bridging loan industry has totalled £2.38bn. Read more on the Housing Excellence website.

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